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Temuka Leader, Issue 320, 20 November 1880, Page 2

Some amusement was caused in the Dunedin police Cuort a few days ‘ago when a Highlandman was placed in the prisoner’s dock to answer to a charge of drunkenness. In reply to the usual question as to whether he was guilty, he characteristically replied “ Oh, I pose she was “ trunk,” and when ordered to pay 5s or'go to gaol for twenty-four hours, he expressed a wish to know “ if being .trunk was all they had to eay against her.” This is how a musical critic at Ashbur ton describes one of the performers : “ He glided through the softer passages with the voice of a seraph, and declaimed the angry defiance of the Macgregors with the tones of an archangel. The Times’ Wellington correspondent writes as follows ;—Apropos of Mr Proctor —I happened to be on the wharf on Sunday afternoon when the steamer that brought the celebrated astronomer and his belongings arrived. Amongst the latter are astronomical maps, dec, duly labelled. A U-S.S. sailor was handing out these to an Occidental Hotel runner, who acknowledged receipt, after the manner of his kind—“ The sun—right ? ” “ the planets—right ?’* “one carpet bag—right?” A pause*. “ Bill, where’s the bloomin’ moon I” To which Bill replied, “ Oh we shoved her in the forard bold.” And the runner went off contentedly with the sun, and the planets, and the carpet bag* H.wever, the moon turned up before the lecture was delivered. , Instructions have been sent—to the various Resident Magistrate s throughout the colony to exercise the utmost caution in connection, with applications for the commitial of juveniles to. the Industrial Schools at Burnham snd Canvershara, both of which are represented to be in a crowded position. No wonder they’re crowded, if there have been many committals like that of - the now celebrated Tozor infants, \ l There are 150 prospectors at To and many are going from Waikato. The natives demand -an instalment of £IOOO before consenting to open the field. \ Mr Whitaker has made counter propwaKAimf a successful issue of the negotiations *ia anticipated in a few days. The Hobart Town Herald points* out that £200,000,000 of capital are awaiting investment in England, and advises New Zealand to compete for some of it.